Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-20

tractor Perry. X Is not thought probable
that the State will purchase the plant OF
the outgoing stove contractors, for the
reason that they will only sell the ma,
chinery and o the pattern. 1t would
take At least 4 year TO make the Necessary
patterns He thinks the foundry will be
made use Of in the manufacture Of hollow
ware or stoye furniture, such - pots, ket-
ties. cts. They have thus far utilized
about 100 Of the men by distributing them
about in various places TO work At odds
and ends aud chores The shoe contract
OTIS, who now employ 300 men, may take
scue more. Their contract does not eN-
pire until next August
The Massachusetts boot and shoe en-
plovers are struggling earnestly 10 secure
nOn-uniOn labor IN their mills, and new
woIkr&R are coming in slowly, but have
u be Guarded by the police from the sta
non 10 the hotel. and from the hotel to the
workshops.
In Buffalo two cooperative groceries and
one cigar factory has been started. Sixty
men are making good Wages At h c Co
operative stove foundry IN Somerset,
Mass. In New York city the cigarmakers
will buy = large family and exPend SO
90 IN buying stock and appliances, nity
skillful cigarmakerS will he employed,
stock will he purchased, and the manuiac-
turers will buy the entire plantation crop
OF tobacco, IL IL the custom IN the indus
try.
Three cooperative enterprises are under
way In 1t. Louis. and one or two new con-
Germs are projected in Milwaukee, where
f~everll enterprises aTe already doing we'll.
The Kniyhts' cooperative mines IN the
West have paid we'll. The cooperative
glaSs factory IN Baltimore has assumed
practical shape aud Is Incorporated.
The new scale of printers wages in Chi
eagO established by joint agreement viii
he 70 rents on morning papers and ii cents
on evening papers. Advertisements VIII
he set hg the week.
An electrical company has been formed
in New York which propose 10 carry eiec-
trical improvement in all foreign countries.
4 factory hig enough To employ 1000 men
j. being built at New Haven, Conn, Tor
this purpose.
Seyera! Belgium and English glass and
iron manufacturers have been making IN
uuiries which nav possibly involve the
moving Of their works to the natural gas
district in Western Pennsylvania. Several
sites have already been purchased IN that
region. and others are contracted for. The
Belgium plate glass makers ind that ma
turai glass produces = quailiy 81 plate
LAS full equal 10 II not superior 10 their
own.
The -. Louis Consolidated Mining Co.
controls sixty coal mines IN Illinois. i
number al new mines are being opened III
that city.
Four boot and shoe companies pay Mis-
sour convict. l. 10 81 cents per day, and
a clothing manufacturer pays that kind Of
work - 10 "a cents. The Trades Assem-
biv proposes u start an agitation about n
The Cincinnati boot and shoe makers
have - Joint bulr! ct arbitration Of EN-
plovers and workmen, which has been SUE
rr>S'ul IN fixing the nages iUr the Sea-un.
A street ear strike WAS ~rtt.et by arbItTa-
ion ON a basis of Sl.~o tor twelve hour.
work. and hiteen cents per hour Tor extra
time.
\ Baltimore rrgIrmaking urm has sup
teen wear old girls m order TO enforce 4 ~
duction ct II 10 II Per cent.
The Labor Fair Of the Trades Assembly
N Whseliu. u-ttei 81. G0n Il will he used
to furnish the hail and reading room.
The Trades Assembly OF that city COM
n.,-.G ni .hl-ty-uiur ORGANIZATIONS. viii in